Senior Workday Implementation Specialist

Senior Workday Implementation Specialist

Join Remote—a global, fully remote company solving modern organizations’s biggest challenge of managing international teams—from anywhere.

About the Role

As a Senior Workday Implementation Specialist on the Global Payroll Implementation team, you will implement and integrate multiple new customers onto Remote’s Global Payroll platform, where Workday serves as the core HCM system. You will work closely with customers to ensure accuracy, compliance, and seamless delivery within agreed timescales.

What You Bring

• Proven experience implementing or integrating Workday HCM, ideally within a global payroll or HRIS context.
• Strong understanding of Workday modules: Core HCM, Compensation, Absence, Time Tracking, Integrations.
• Experience delivering end‑to‑end payroll implementations leveraging Workday as the source of truth.
• Demonstrated ability to map and validate data between Workday and external payroll systems.
• Excellent knowledge of global payroll operations, statutory compliance, and multi‑country payroll setup.
• Strong customer onboarding and project management experience for complex, multi‑entity implementations.
• Advanced data management skills (Google Sheets or Excel).
• Analytical, detail‑oriented mindset with strong problem‑solving abilities.
• Ability to thrive in a fast‑paced, international environment with multiple stakeholders and competing priorities.
• Strong communication and relationship‑building skills with a customer‑first mindset.
• Self‑starter, comfortable working independently and asynchronously across time zones.
• Fluent in English (written and spoken).
• Experience working remotely is a plus.
• Familiarity with Monday.com, Notion, Slack, Salesforce, or other payroll platforms is a plus.

Key Responsibilities

• Lead end‑to‑end Workday payroll integrations for large and complex customers.
• Serve as the primary technical and functional point of contact for customers implementing Remote’s Global Payroll integrated with Workday.
• Analyze customers’ Workday environments to understand data structures, configurations, and dependencies for integration.
• Manage data extraction, transformation, and validation between Workday and Remote’s platform.
• Partner with customers’ HRIS, Payroll, and IT teams to align HCM‑to‑Payroll data flows.
• Configure Remote’s Payroll system on a customer‑by‑customer basis, ensuring local regulations and tax requirements.
• Coordinate and validate parallel payroll runs, reconciliations, and year‑to‑date adjustments.
• Oversee payroll go‑live readiness and transition customers to Payroll Operations teams.
• Provide training and guidance on integration processes, data mapping, and payroll best practices.
• Maintain strong customer relationships to drive satisfaction, adoption, and retention.
• Identify opportunities for automation, scalability, and process optimisation.
• Maintain confidentiality and integrity of customer and employee data.
• Participate in quality assurance reviews to ensure compliance with Remote’s standards.

Practicals

• Reporting to: Manager, Global Payroll Implementations
• Team: Global Payroll Implementations
• Location: Fully remote (anywhere)
• Start date: ASAP

Compensation

The annual salary range for this full‑time position is €75,000 – €84,000 EUR, adjusted for location, skills, and market demand. Equity and benefits are included under Remote’s Total Rewards philosophy, ensuring fair, unbiased compensation and pay equity.

Benefits

• Work from anywhere
• Flexible paid time off
• Flexible working hours (async)
• 16 weeks paid parental leave
• Mental health support services
• Stock options
• Learning budget
• Home office budget & IT equipment
• Budget for local social events or co‑working spaces

How You’ll Plan Your Day (and Life)

Remote is async; plan your schedule around life, not meetings. You’ll be empowered to take ownership, act proactively, and prioritize your life‑work balance.

Application Process

• Interview with Recruiter
• Interview with Manager, Global Payroll Implementation
• Interview with Senior Director, Global Payroll Implementation
• Bar Raiser Interview
• Prior employment verification checks

To apply, please fill out the form below, upload your CV in PDF, and provide an English‑language application. If you prefer, a linkedIn profile can be submitted instead.

Equal Opportunity Statement

Remote is an equal‑employment‑opportunity employer. We encourage applicants from all backgrounds and provide accommodations. We collect optional demographic data to support diversity and inclusion.

Seniority Level

Mid‑Senior level

Employment Type

Full‑time

Job Function

Information Technology